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bare
unadorned, plain: Tell me the bare facts.; naked; without covering or clothing: bare midriff; scarcely sufficient: the bare necessities
Not to be confused with:
bear – to give birth to: bear a child; to suffer; endure; undergo: bear the blame; to bring: bear gifts; to render; afford; give: bear witness, bear testimony; an animal: a polar bear
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bare 1
(bâr)adj. bar·er, bar·est
1. Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked: a bare arm.
2. Exposed to view; undisguised: bare fangs.
3. Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration: bare walls.
4. Having no addition, adornment, or qualification: the bare facts.
5. Just sufficient; mere: the bare necessities.
6. Obsolete Bareheaded.
tr.v. bared, bar·ing, bares
1. To make bare; uncover or reveal: bared their heads; baring secrets.
2. To expose: The dog bared its teeth.
bare′ness n.
bare 2
(bâr)v. Archaic
A past tense of bear1.
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bare
(bɛə)adj
1. unclothed; exposed: used esp of a part of the body
2. without the natural, conventional, or usual covering or clothing: a bare tree.
3. lacking appropriate furnishings, etc: a bare room.
4. unembellished; simple: the bare facts.
5. (prenomial) just sufficient; mere: he earned the bare minimum.
6. with one's bare hands without a weapon or tool
vb
(tr) to make bare; uncover; reveal
[Old English bær; compare Old Norse berr, Old High German bar naked, Old Slavonic bosǔ barefoot]
ˈbareness n
bare
(bɛə)vb
archaic a past tense of bear1
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bare1
(bɛər)adj. bar•er, bar•est, adj.
1. without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
2. without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls.
3. mere: a bare three miles.
4. unadorned; bald; plain: the bare facts.
5. constituting a minimum; scarcely sufficient: the bare necessities of life.
6. Obs. bareheaded.
v.t. 7. to reveal or divulge: to bare damaging new facts.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English bær, c. Old Frisian ber, Old Saxon, Old High German bar, Old Norse berr]
bare′ness, n.
bare2
(bɛər)v. Archaic.
pt. of bear 1.
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bare
– barely1. 'bare'
Bare is an adjective. If something is bare, it is not covered or decorated with anything.
The room has bare wooden floors.
If a part of the body is bare, it has no clothing.
Meg's feet were bare.
2. 'barely'
Barely is an adverb. It has a totally different meaning from bare. You use barely to say that something is only just true or possible. For example, if you can barely do something, you can only just do it. If something is barely noticeable, you can only just notice it.
It was so dark we could barely see.
His whisper was barely audible.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'not' with barely. Don't say, for example, 'The temperature was not barely above freezing'. You say 'The temperature was barely above freezing'.
Be Careful!
If you use an auxiliary verb or modal with barely, you put the auxiliary verb or modal first. You say, for example, 'He can barely read'. Don't say 'He barely can read'.
The audience could barely hear him.
You can use barely to say that one thing happened immediately after another. For example, you can say 'We had barely started the meal when Jane arrived'.
Be Careful!
You use when or before after barely. Don't use 'than'. Don't say, for example, 'We had barely started the meal than Jane arrived'.
I had barely arrived before he led me to the interview room.
They had barely sat down when they were told to leave.
bear
– bareThese words are both pronounced eə/.
1. 'bear'
Bear can be a noun or a verb.
A bear is a large, strong wild animal with thick fur and sharp claws.
The bear stood on its hind legs.
If you bear a difficult situation, you accept it and are able to deal with it.
This disaster was more than some of them could bear.
2. 'bare'
Bare is usually an adjective. Something that is bare has no covering.
The grass was warm under her bare feet.
The walls were bare.
See bare - barely
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bare
Past participle: bared
Gerund: baring
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| Verb | 1. |  bare - lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings" |
| 2. |  bare - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late" hype - publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner bulletin - make public by bulletin issue, publish, bring out, release, put out - prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" | |
| 3. |  bare - lay bare; "denude a forest" clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" defoliate - strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides" burn off - clear land of its vegetation by burning it off | |
| Adj. | 1. |  bare - completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"unclothed - not wearing clothing |
| 2. |  bare - lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" | |
| 3. |  bare - not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade" | |
| 4. |  bare - lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" | |
| 5. | bare - just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" narrow - very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" | |
| 6. | bare - apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" | |
| 7. |  bare - lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture"unpainted - not having a coat of paint or badly in need of a fresh coat; "an unpainted house"; "unpainted furniture" | |
| 8. |  bare - providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" | |
| 9. |  bare - having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" | |
| 10. |  bare - lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"unadorned, undecorated - not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction |
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bare
adjective
1. naked, nude, stripped, exposed, uncovered, shorn, undressed, divested, denuded, in the raw (informal), disrobed, unclothed, buck naked (slang), unclad, scuddy (slang), without a stitch on (informal), in the bare scud (slang), naked as the day you were born (informal) She seemed unaware that she was bare.
naked covered, dressed, clothed, clad, attired
naked covered, dressed, clothed, clad, attired
2. simple, basic, stripped, severe, plain, spare, stark, austere, spartan, unadorned, unfussy, unvarnished, unembellished, unornamented, unpatterned bare wooden floors
simple adorned
simple adorned
3. empty, wanting, mean, lacking, deserted, vacant, void, scarce, barren, uninhabited, unoccupied, scanty, unfurnished a bare, draughty interviewing room
empty full, abundant, plentiful, well-stocked, profuse
empty full, abundant, plentiful, well-stocked, profuse
4. desolate, dry, waste, empty, desert, unproductive, unfruitful a bare landscape
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bare
adjective2. Not wearing any clothes:
Chiefly British: starkers.
Idioms: in one's birthday suit, in the altogether, naked as a jaybird, stark naked, without a stitch.
5. Just sufficient:
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Translations
أساسي، ضَروريخاوٍعارٍ ، بِدون ألبِسهفارِغ، خاوٍمُجَرَّد، بِدون أوراق
holýnahýodhalitodkrýtodřený
bartombasalblotlæggeblotte
paljaspaljastaatyhjä
gologolitiprazan
kitakar
auîur, tómurber, nakinngróîurlaus, laufvananauîsynlegursnjáîur, slitinn
むき出しにするむき出しの空っぽの
가리지 않은드러내다벌거벗은
apnuogintibasasbe balnobe lapųbegėdiškas
apvalkātsatklātatsegtbez lapāmkails
vyceriťzodratý
bosgolprazen
barblotta
เปลือยเปล่าทำให้โล่ง เปิดเผยออกมาว่างเปล่า
cởi bỏtrầntrống rỗng
bare
[bɛəʳ]A. ADJ (barer (compar) (barest (superl)))
1. (= uncovered) [body, skin, shoulders, person] → desnudo; [head] → descubierto; [feet] → descalzo; [landscape] → pelado; [tree] → sin hojas; [ground] → árido, sin vegetación; [floorboards] → sin alfombrar (Elec) [wire] → pelado, sin protección
bare to the waist → desnudo hasta la cintura
to sleep on bare boards → dormir en una tabla
in one's bare feet → descalzo
he put his bare hand in the flame → puso la mano directamente en la llama
he killed the lion with his bare hands → mató al león sólo con las manos or sin armas
to lay sth bare [+ flaw, mistake] → poner algo de manifiesto; [+ intentions, plans] → poner algo al descubierto
to lay bare one's heart to sb → abrir el corazón a algn
to lay bare a secret → revelar un secreto
bare of sth → desprovisto de algo
bare patch (on lawn, carpet) → calva f
bare to the waist → desnudo hasta la cintura
to sleep on bare boards → dormir en una tabla
in one's bare feet → descalzo
he put his bare hand in the flame → puso la mano directamente en la llama
he killed the lion with his bare hands → mató al león sólo con las manos or sin armas
to lay sth bare [+ flaw, mistake] → poner algo de manifiesto; [+ intentions, plans] → poner algo al descubierto
to lay bare one's heart to sb → abrir el corazón a algn
to lay bare a secret → revelar un secreto
bare of sth → desprovisto de algo
bare patch (on lawn, carpet) → calva f
2. (= empty, unadorned) [room] → sin muebles; [wall] → desnudo; [statement] → escueto
the food cupboard was bare → la despensa estaba vacía
they only told us the bare facts → se limitaron a contarnos estrictamente los hechos
the food cupboard was bare → la despensa estaba vacía
they only told us the bare facts → se limitaron a contarnos estrictamente los hechos
3. (= meagre) [majority] → escaso
the bare bones (fig) → lo esencial
to strip sth down to the bare bones → reducir algo a lo esencial
the bare essentials or necessities → lo estrictamente indispensable
to earn a bare living → ganar lo justo para vivir
the bare minimum → lo justo, lo indispensable
the bare bones (fig) → lo esencial
to strip sth down to the bare bones → reducir algo a lo esencial
the bare essentials or necessities → lo estrictamente indispensable
to earn a bare living → ganar lo justo para vivir
the bare minimum → lo justo, lo indispensable
B. VT [+ body] → desnudar; [+ wire] → pelar; [+ sword] → desenvainar
to bare one's head → descubrirse
to bare one's soul to sb → abrir el corazón a algn
the dog bared its teeth → el perro enseñó or mostró los dientes
to bare one's head → descubrirse
to bare one's soul to sb → abrir el corazón a algn
the dog bared its teeth → el perro enseñó or mostró los dientes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bare
[ˈbɛər] adj
(= naked, without clothes) [person, body] → nu(e); [legs, feet, chest, head] → nu(e)
Her feet were bare
BUT Elle était pieds nus.
His head was bare
BUT Il était tête nue.
with one's bare hands → à mains nues
Her feet were bare
BUT Elle était pieds nus.
His head was bare
BUT Il était tête nue.
with one's bare hands → à mains nues
(= exposed) [rock, floor, wall, surface] → nu(e)
to lay sth bare (= expose) [+ fact, truth, scheme] → mettre qch à nu
see also bone
to lay sth bare (= expose) [+ fact, truth, scheme] → mettre qch à nu
see also bone
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bare
adj (+er)
(= naked, uncovered) skin, boards, floor → nackt, bloß; summit, tree, countryside → kahl, nackt; earth, rock → nackt; room, garden → leer; sword → blank; wire → blank; style → nüchtern; he stood there bare to the waist → er stand mit nacktem Oberkörper da; bare patch → kahle Stelle; to sleep on bare boards → auf blanken Brettern schlafen; to lay bare one’s heart → sein Innerstes bloßlegen; the bare facts → die nackten Tatsachen; the bare fact that he … → allein die Tatsache, dass er …; with his bare hands → mit bloßen Händen; she told him the bare bones of the story → sie erzählte ihm die Geschichte in groben Zügen
(= scanty, mere) → knapp; a bare majority → eine knappe Mehrheit; a bare subsistence wage → gerade das Existenzminimum; a bare ten centimetres (Brit) or centimeters (US) → knappe or kaum zehn Zentimeter; with just the barest hint of garlic → nur mit einer winzigen Spur Knoblauch; the bare minimum → das absolute Minimum
vt breast, leg → entblößen; (at doctor’s) → frei machen; teeth (in anger) → fletschen; end of a wire → freilegen; she bared her teeth in a forced smile → sie grinste gezwungen; to bare one’s head → den Hut etc ziehen, das Haupt entblößen (liter); to bare one’s soul → seine Seele entblößen; to bare one’s heart to somebody → jdm sein Herz ausschütten
bare
:bareback
barefaced
adj (fig: = shameless) liar → unverfroren, unverschämt, schamlos; cheek → unverschämt; it is bare robbery → das ist der reine Wucher (inf)
bareheaded
adj → barhäuptig (geh), → ohne Kopfbedeckung
adv → ohne Kopfbedeckung, barhaupt (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bare
[bɛəʳ]1. adj
a. (gen) → nudo/a; (arms, legs) → nudo/a, scoperto/a; (head) → scoperto/a; (landscape) → spoglio/a, brullo/a; (ground, tree, room) → nudo/a, spoglio/a; (cupboard) → vuoto/a (Elec) (wire) → scoperto/a
there's a bare patch on the carpet → c'è un pezzo spelacchiato nella moquette
with his bare hands → a mani nude
the bare facts → i fatti nudi e crudi
to lay bare (fig) → mettere a nudo, svelare
there's a bare patch on the carpet → c'è un pezzo spelacchiato nella moquette
with his bare hands → a mani nude
the bare facts → i fatti nudi e crudi
to lay bare (fig) → mettere a nudo, svelare
b. (meagre, majority) → risicato/a
to strip sth down to the bare essentials (structure, narrative) → ridurre qc all'essenziale
the bare necessities → lo stretto necessario
to earn a bare living → guadagnare appena da vivere
to strip sth down to the bare essentials (structure, narrative) → ridurre qc all'essenziale
the bare necessities → lo stretto necessario
to earn a bare living → guadagnare appena da vivere
2. vt → scoprire, denudare; (teeth) → mostrare
to bare one's heart (fig) → mettere a nudo il proprio animo
to bare one's heart (fig) → mettere a nudo il proprio animo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bare
(beə) adjective1. uncovered or naked. bare skin; bare floors.
2. empty. bare shelves.
3. of trees etc, without leaves.
4. worn thin. The carpet is a bit bare.
5. basic; essential. the bare necessities of life.
verb to uncover. The dog bared its teeth in anger.
ˈbarely adverb scarcely or only just. We have barely enough food.
ˈbareness nounˈbareback adverb, adjective
without a saddle. I enjoy riding bareback.
ˈbarefaced adjective openly impudent. a barefaced lie.
ˈbarefoot(ed) adjective, adverb not wearing shoes or socks etc. The children go barefoot on the beach.
ˌbareˈheaded adjective, adverb not wearing a hat etc.
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bare
→ خاوٍ, مَكْشُوف, يَكْشِفُ عَنْ holý, nahý, odhalit bar, blotte, tom entblößen, entblößt, leer απογυμνωμένος, γυμνός, γυμνώνω descubierto, descubrir, desnudo, enseñar paljas, paljastaa, tyhjä dénuder, libre, nu gol, ogoliti, prazan nudo, scoprire, vuoto むき出しにする, むき出しの, 空っぽの 가리지 않은, 드러내다, 벌거벗은 bloot, leeg, ontbloten bar, blottlegge, tom nagi, obnażyć, pusty arreganhar, descoberto, despido, vazio голый, обнажать, пустой bar, blotta เปลือยเปล่า, ทำให้โล่ง เปิดเผยออกมา, ว่างเปล่า açığa çıkarmak, boş, çıplak cởi bỏ, trần, trống rỗng 空的, 赤裸的, 露出Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bare
a. desnudo-a, descubierto-a;
___ -legged → sin medias;
adv. apenas.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
bare
adj desnudo, descubiertoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.